The Acolyte Episode 1 - A Stunning And Brave Disaster

Just when you thought Star Wars was dead, along comes a show like The Acolyte and totally proves you right. Join me for my review of Episode 1 of Leslye Headland's Star Wars "masterpiece".

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

I don't care what they told you in school. Anakin Skywalker blew up the Death Star.

[@showlett33]

Wikipedia needs updating

[@trooper-talk]

Have you ever seen a Harrison Ford interview and how he thinks about Star Wars? Exactly...

[@WhenSithHappens]

Ahhh... I see what you did there... 😂 bravo

[@brianschwatka3655]

ironically he did act his character well. Now the character was horribly written but he totally convinced me he was that character.

[@cflim0725]

That's what my senile grandma told me so it must be true

[@BroadMeadow-d9s]

"A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author." G. K. Chesterton

[@The_Reality_Filter]

Fantastic quote, keep slinging it out there.

[@Archangelm127]

Whoof

[@cheerfulgestalt3282]

The fuck? That's a shitty quote. A book allowing you to infer the cultural background and thoughts of the writer can be a great tool and element to the writing. Oh- G. K. Chesterton was a Christian apologist, it makes sense now. You have shit taste in authors, sorry to say.

[@irkanorphyn]

Aye

[@NihilObstatMihi]

Chesterton never misses. It seems that his quotes only get more true as time progresses.

[@accepthisname]

Twins separated for 15+ years but grow up to have the exact same hairstyle.

[@amscraybaldwyn]

glad someone else thought this.

[@Сайтамен]

Guess they didn't change their dreadlocks since 8...

[@KetsubanSolo]

I mean Neil Breen pulled it off

[@isaacfreeman1]

Occurs more often than you think. They even do things like get the same kind of pet, with the same name. They even marry similar spouses.

[@SeSeReRfRf]

@@KetsubanSolo Never compare Disney Star Wars to that legend.

[@tred6292]

“Is that a knife? Is that a real knife? You found my weakness. It’s small knives. Anything but knives!”

[@floridadashcam]

And wouldn't she have felt Mae's intention with the Force? Like, she knew she was being deceitful? Such horseshit.

[@SolarCookingGermany]

Trinity could have saved herself easily, she just had to stick a lightsaber in the knife wound because you can heal from that 👍

[@Doctor_Bamias]

"Yes it's a real knife 😡" I love this amazing Spiderman reference

[@dr.bright6272]

​@Doctor_Bamias "please don't hurt me!"

[@Ypsilon941]

Carrie Ann Moss probably asked to kill her character off as quick as possible after she read the script

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Jamie Lee Curtis had that for her to return for Halloween Resurrection because she felt tired that the studio dragged out another sequel after all the effort she and the crew put into Halloween H20. If Carrie Ann Moss did that too, it won’t surprise me

[@BEEFTEEF4]

These actresses don’t have any scruples. They just want a paycheck and the limelight. Source: Matrix Reloaded, Revolutions and Resurrections.

[@pohjanakka4992]

Or they just hired her for that one scene so they could use her in advertising, as they had really nothing else anybody would be interested in except the franchise name, and that is no longer enough as far too many people (as far as they are concerned) are no longer curious to see if they managed to get it right THIS time, after too many disappointments. So somebody got the bright idea of using "Trinity as a Jedi!" as a selling point ("But she doesn't really fit any of the characters we have written for this show!" "No problem, we just use her in one scene, but do use that scene in all the ads.").

[@premier69]

you mean bird lady?

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Nah, more likely, she is too expensive for this team. This is ran by Harvey Weinstein's secretary don't forget. She probably stole half the budget.

[@EisensteinPrime]

Just to recap... A killer walks into a bar and says, "Attack me... with all your strength."

[@unit0033]

yup this poor written drivel really is that bad

[@jonwwillis]

And a Jedi went ahead for that crap...

[@saeedbonabian1322]

Sounds like the writers just watched Kill Bill

[@mikzpwnz_3199]

From the producers that had Vader chase Obi-wan to a planet to say "have you come to destroy me?" To him.

[@poslednisoud]

Doing an anime pose.

[@JackMadness91]

Thank you for your sacrifice in watching this so we don’t have to.

[@Wakuppeopletheywanttocontrolus]

@@cropduster123I was gonna watch it fell asleep and haven’t tried to watch since 🤣

[@matthewchandler7845]

GAWD did we ever dodge a bullet HUH!? HAHAH TY Drinker you're the Secret Service of movie reviewers..(YES Sir. Mr. President!!!!)

[@MW92.]

LEFTISTS ARE RUINING EVERYTHING

[@sergiogonzalesYT]

+1

[@Infamous1892]

No lie. It's funny. Boring as shite, but it's funny in parts. Like why doesn't the assassin use the force? You have the force stupid.

[@argotic8378]

Mae: Attack me, with all your strength Indara: *Pulls out lightsaber* Mae: A Jedi doesn't pull out her weapon unless they're ready to kill Are you serious?

[@DMAN99]

I get the idea that they thought it sounded really cool but the setting goes against it. Like, imagine instead, an old gunslinger spotting a young guy reaching for his gun and stops him by going “A man don’t reach for his gun unless he’s ready to kill.” And the young guy stops and realises can’t. I think this is just the classic “Writer/director already has an idea for a story and just slaps an existing IP onto it” it’s why you get shows that break continuity for the stupidest reasons.

[@iminyourwallz420]

In paper, this could have been a great scene. In practice, it was a scene of The Acolyte

[@347Jimmy]

​@@DMAN99 it definitely seems like SW cosplay thrown over an existing script Drinker's complaint about them stupidly going back and forth across the galaxy (rescuing the survivors, taking them all the way to Coruscant and then going back to examine the crash scene) all points to "Coruscant" being the local police precinct, and "other planets" being various locales in town.

[@chairliftphilospher5710]

Yeah, did she draw her weapon? if she did thats not really fair. I'm guessing Indara was like "uh oh I think she's gonna kill me." And she was right. Smart jedi lady.

[@iminyourwallz420]

@@chairliftphilospher5710 "what? She wants to kill me after i threatened to kill her? Who would have thought?"

[@Jonathan_Collins]

When your show is basically a gigantic self-insert, it's about narcissism, not "inclusion."

[@ephraimwinslow]

"Inclusion" is literally just a euphemism for "replacement." Nothing else. And in a surprise to literally no one? The Leslies of the world all nominate themselves for the (forcibly) vacant slot. (Not because anyone ELSE wanted to see them there, but because they wanted to admire their own likeness on screen. Narcissus would be proud.)

[@VioletDeathRei]

Every release has become a "where's Waldo" game of spot the producer/director who they based the entire show on.

[@beowulfsrevenge4369]

I read that as "a genetic self insert." Which is something I didn't think Lesley liked...

[@Infamous1892]

She-Hulk? Velma?

[@baswenmakers6846]

It is female nature. Girls will have Batman join a tea party. Batman becomes the girl. Boys will scold you if you do not represent Batman correctly. The boy becomes Batman.

[@arddel]

93% Avg Tomatometer. 31% Avg Audience Score. Says it all

[@FozzMonster]

I'll trust 'he's just a friend' long before I ever trust critic reviews.

[@adogmcdizzle]

Just another way we're being gaslit

[@kapitanuran]

That's why no reasonable person should take platforms link that seriously. For years now I only reply on actually ppl comments. Sure, it takes helluva more time but you can actually understand how crappy something really is.

[@theeffete3396]

I'm amazed people still consider Rotten Tomatoes a legit metric

[@DarkKnightofThrones]

"But...but...haters spamming!"

[@retroverdrive]

I never thought I’d one day lose literally all interest in Star Wars.

[@MatthewHop]

Same…. I read dozens of Star Wars Books as a kid and was obsessed with the movies. Star Wars was my favorite thing and now I couldn’t care less when a new thing comes out

[@CovershotV8]

Same. I grew up with Star Wars, and watching it going to shit really breaks my heart.

[@litteliten4999]

I never thought Star Wars would end up as a runway for narcissists catwalk.

[@Lewisfernie]

Couldn't agree more, normally I'll watch for a laugh but this doesn't even have that appeal

[@AJB2333]

It’s not Star Wars. It’s Disney Wars. Have to accept our beloved franchises are dead. But luckily we have 100 years of good film to enjoy already

[@Goodarz_man]

I love how he doesn't even use their actual names. AND IT MAKES IT SO MUCH BETTER AND EASIER TO FOLLOW LMAO.

[@martinwarford1389]

It doesn't matter to him. He's more interested in keeping count of the gender involved.

[@Goodarz_man]

Sure thing buddy.​@@martinwarford1389

[@supereststinger]

@@martinwarford1389 still makes it easier to follow

[@babatigosho6214]

​@@martinwarford1389That's the same thing Disney is interested in, isn't it?

[@dr.bright6272]

Do these folks even have names?

[@sweetpeaches6955]

The Sequel Trilogy: “I’m the worst Star Wars!” Kenobi Series: “No i am the worst Star Wars!” The Acolyte: “Hold my tampon”

[@laurastone1990]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Shocksock]

Hold my Budlight!

[@brianoreilly3827]

I believe the PC term is front hole sponge, thank you very much.

[@Dextronaut1]

@@brianoreilly3827 wow that’s so much less offensive! not dehumanising to women at all!

[@flbartlett]

@@brianoreilly3827 😆🤮 I hate when I get puke in my nose..

[@Keverember]

My dad has been a fan since ‘77. Not only the movies and shows, but he’s read over 200 Star Wars books (canon and EU) and we chat all the time about our favorite stuff. He stopped reading High Republic after the first few and said he has absolutely zero interest in even turning this show on. That says more to me than any critic score ever could.

[@jakesherron2390]

He’s a grown man. He should be a fan of Dune not Star Wars

[@Keverember]

@@jakesherron2390Dune is overrated and doesn’t have the hope and heroic journey that makes Star Wars aspirational. I enjoyed the book well enough, though.

[@steelshanks1265]

The EU is the True Canon.... Disney is bad fan fiction...

[@mandowarrior123]

​@@jakesherron2390you haven't read the x wing series, great fun. Dune is a bit heavy and shallow, with only a handful of novels. Star wars EU competed with warhammer 40k for example.

[@zackhawn5944]

@@jakesherron2390 You probably had never heard of Dune till a few years ago

[@Sshok3r]

"Look at these strong female lesbians. They inspire me." - Homelander

[@joshuamurray6580]

But is it a 600lb black lesbian in a wheelchair?

[@MH-bw9zt]

Lol lesbians live rent free in your heads.

[@novafiddler1712]

@@MH-bw9zt says the lesbian :-D

[@MH-bw9zt]

@@novafiddler1712 lmfao see right there. Are the lesbians in the room with you now?

[@sarkarbroadband]

Lol

[@MasterRisto]

That alien probably thinks all black women look the same....

[@LoneSilverW0lf]

The same way that everyone else thinks that all Wookiee look the same, or all Hutts, or all Gungans, ya know the usual spiel.

[@Beautyofanime1]

I'm glad they gave the lead role to a black actress.

[@Leonard.L.Church]

​@@Beautyofanime1Why?

[@witchplease9695]

@@Leonard.L.Churchwhy are you mad about it?

[@Leonard.L.Church]

@@witchplease9695 Didn't say I was mate

[@MrBonified66]

- New Star Wars is all about equality, fairness and opportunity for all! - Great, who's playing the general? - My wife.

[@cardfightersclash]

MAI WIIIIFE!

[@EvilDoresh]

@@cardfightersclash Mai waifu.

[@rumblebird9888]

“Theres no thing as nepotism here carry on”

[@MasturbationIsBadForYou]

My sex play thing.

[@Despair505]

​@@rumblebird9888directors have been putting friends or family in small roles since forever

[@immaleaf4964]

How is Weinstein's assistant not in jail? Alfred knew who Batman was

[@marsoelflaco5722]

🤷🏽‍♀️

[@taags]

I really believe she got the show so she would not spill secrets about Weinstein.

[@Сайтамен]

really, you bring up a fictional character to prove she is guilty? you can do better than that.

[@jakeviolet2195]

She must have the dirt on a lot of powerful people in Hollywood, who were associates and co-pervs of Weinstein. Same with Kennedy. There is no other explanation for why these women are allowed to keep their jobs, one failure after another. DEI virtue-signalling can only go so far. Eventually business men have to look to their bottom lines. But if the choice is between losing the company money and going to prison, they are going to choose the former.

[@shadearca]

@@Сайтамен Dude she was wiping Weinsten's ass for years. Was responsible for scheduling meetings, appointments, interviews etc, managing basically his life more or less but yeah she did not know anything at all. And immediately after she gets offered her own show to do as she pleases with, basically with zero previous experience. Sounds legit. Try to ask Lucas Films for your own show and see how that goes.

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

So, they bring in Carrie-Anne Moss only to give her 5 minutes of screentime and kill her off. With a freaking kunai. No, I'm not letting this go, cause this is stupid.

[@fitblood]

clickbait for the few people who would give it a chance just because they like her as an actor

[@Сайтамен]

She got lucky.

[@kaasmeester5903]

Couldn't afford to have any actual talent on the show, because she would have made everyone else look bad. Although... everyone else managed that just fine on their own.

[@KetsubanSolo]

I'll bet $10 she comes back by the last episode cuz "No one's ever really gone"

[@EarlyMist]

I'm letting is go, cos its stupid.

[@kristoferfc6525]

"you go girl fire" I'm absolutely dead lmao

[@cardinalbubxiii803]

You’re the only person I’m subscribed to that actually lets me know that these shows exist. I haven’t watched television in years and thank the Good Lord for it. I’ve clearly missed nothing of importance.

[@two_tier_gary_rumain]

You're not the only one.

[@derkeheath5172]

That's nothing. I don't even know what a "television" is.

[@justforever96]

Check out Despot of Antrim. I vastly enjoy his rants and deep dives into how shit woke entertainment is.

[@lofihour2506]

Disney isn’t ruining Star Wars, they already *ruined* Star Wars

[@nialllappin4159]

Nah George did that with the shitty prequels

[@hypolyxa7207]

They ruined it from the get-go. I will never forget watching "The Force Awakens" in the cinema. What a travesty of an experience it was... I've never watched any new Star Wars since.

[@Axiomatic75]

Yeah, there hasn't been anything left to ruin for a long time now.

[@Kreschavier]

​@@nialllappin4159 ah, yes, the movie trilogy where instead of sending George letters to change his dialogue for the better, y'all just sent literal children death threats. The sad part is, if you guys sent George advice, he probably would've listened.

[@______-im2cn]

George did that with the prequels

[@GeekPlusGamer]

1.6M views. 109k likes. wow :D Dude, more people watched this video than all the disney shows 2023-2024.

[@Hungary_0987]

Almost 2 mil.!

[@CoercedJab]

Wtf why? I hadn’t noticed the growth but what does drunker do that’s that special anyways? He’s one of many for my critic channels. But wtf these are poppping off.

[@GeekPlusGamer]

@@CoercedJab Culture is changing. We are winning. Google is giving up shadowbanning people they used to because the ads money is too much and they need it.

[@chuco915C]

Neta?

[@SpaceXplorer13]

​@@CoercedJabEhh it's funny. And where he has given positive reviews, it has turned out to be good and accurate.

[@p0rt3r]

The small fire burning in the vacuum of space made her mind go blank, she just stared at it, lost in her own trauma. But in her vision, which is probably a 1:1 reimagination of the actual event that caused the trauma, she just takes a short look and ignores the entire burning forest around her with ease...

[@11macedonian]

Her mind probably went blank just trying to comprehend how there was a fire in space, with no oxygen, but also, you know, space is a vacuum, so if there even was a source of oxygen the flames would immediately be dissapated. The best you could get is a small jet of flame, not a goddamn campfire looking bullshit.

[@brianmead7556]

You can get fire in the vacuum of space if something has its own oxidizer on board but I’m not gonna give Disney Star Wars that much credit. That’s also not how claims behave in space or a vacuum.

[@LivingFire_BurningFlame]

I mean, I guess Disney figured Leslye Headland made perfect sense for Star Wars since she did vet Jabba The Hutt's victims in real life

[@TimTheEntertainmentGuy]

Did you just copy Matthew?

[@autumnanxiety]

Hutt LOVE is LOVE!

[@HansBezemer]

In her defense, I must add she brings a great latte. And quickly!

[@roberterdelyi7766]

​@@HansBezemer With 3 drops of child tears, how her boss liked it

[@StefenVincent]

​@@HansBezemerextra foam

[@bryantvargas5623]

Star Wars is like that family member you used to love and helped you through really rough times in your life. You used to want to root for them to turn their life around but now they’re under a bridge smoking crack and threatening to cut your head off any time you come near them. At some point you have to realize it’s a lost cause for your own mental health.

[@rumpelpumpel7687]

ugh i had a friend exactly like that! Ever since i moved under this nice bridge, he keeps avoiding me ... xD

[@holeindanssock156]

Lifes an idiot. I hope I can fight it soon.....

[@justinschnoor9459]

​@IdleMonk-wu3fc I remember liking Gears 5 on my first playthrough. On a replay, I realized that the plot wouldn't have gone so badly if they just kept Kait at base and made her take a nap.

[@draketheduelist]

I've been comparing 40k to a crackhead ex for years now. You peek in because you're curious if the toxic monster you cut out of your life is doing okay, but she only gets worse each time.

[@thecandlemaker1329]

Star Wars is a lost cause, but if you're ready to give up on your relatives just because you've been threatened with beheading, you're just a douche.

[@cjc872]

Lesbian Headlamp really put together one hell of a show.

[@caidema]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that’s it. That’s what I’m calling her from now on

[@suzybearheart530]

Can’t unsee the headlamp visual 😂

[@StephenBrock17]

😂😂

[@ericyen763]

I think its spelled 'Lesbyan".

[@Flesh_Wizard]

Wake up babe, new bisexual lighting just dropped

[@GreatDan786]

If copyright wasn't a thing, I know their would be so many amazing Star Wars movies/series's.

[@thibautisserant]

Hell, there already are a few from fan projects ! Even comedy centered ones like "For the Empire" are insanely better written and show more heart and respect for the original work !

[@scattyork4176]

Remember the time, when a seeing the Star Wars Logo and hearing the sounding trumpets of the opening would create a warm fuzzy feeling of a romantic, fantastic galaxy far far away? Now it just creates the need to barf.

[@adamsultana8380]

Exactly. Even when I heard that at the beginning of The Force Awakens I was still excited, but it quickly went away.....

[@fabianor4499]

I've lost it at Phantom Menace. An old fart overrated franchise.

[@hzuiel]

@@fabianor4499 The phantom menace was the low point of the prequels, they went up from there, and phantom menace wasn't THAT bad. It had some redeeming qualities and moments. The prequels were economically viable, people kept coming to see them. Viewership for the sequel triology actually went downhill.

[@cattysplat]

@@hzuiel Star Wars might have even faded off into the sunset, for better or worse it would have had little relevance to a younger generation outside of "those old movies my dad likes".

[@defeqel6537]

@@hzuiel and more importantly, people were excited for SW after the prequels: they bought toys, comics, books, games, and everything else to do with the franchise

[@SeSeReRfRf]

As a wise drunk from a Scottish pub once said, "characters are only as smart as the person writing them."

[@The_Reality_Filter]

Is there a tempest in you?

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Intelligent writing is rare. You'll almost never find that in Hollywon't. No self-respecting author of exemplary content would work with nor for them. I certainly wouldn't. 💪😎✌️ 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind's journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul's fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope's strength resteeled. But to earn final peace at the universe's endless refrain, we must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (book I)

[@dlxmarks]

Even worse when a police procedural is conducted by characters with the same level of investigative experience as the writers. They don't know how murder cases are handled so the characters don't either.

[@SeSeReRfRf]

@@dlxmarks it's just like She-Hulk writers writing about a criminal trial but have no clue how the justice system works beyond a TV level nor did they bother to bring in actual legal experts as consultation to make sure shit is accurate. You know, like what screenwriters used to do if something was beyond their level of expertise

[@belhama]

If you wrote this and think it is good you should take some time for self reflection. This paragraph sounds like dark souls gibberish. Beautiful prose is not something that needs to be deconstructed but actually conveys meaning and even different meaning when read once, twice or again and again over the years as the person reading comes to understand more about the story, characters or even themselves. ​@@Novastar.SaberCombat

[@abeartheycallFozzy]

Leslie Hedland was Harvey Weinstein's personal assistant for years. That should be mentioned every time she does anything else.

[@brockdavid]

Headland is the Wokecolyte to Derp Weinstein

[@floydfanboy2948]

Nah, it'll be fine.

[@Mark.remarking]

ABSOLUTELY. How could the feminists blow sunshine up her ass knowing what she enabled? Wtf

[@DeltaEcho303]

Agreed. I fully believe she has old H.W. dirt on people and "convinced" K.K. and others to play ball.

[@johnpendarvis7885]

"Hedland" is Swedish for "procurer".

[@mikametcalf3783]

I don't blame Harrison Ford for wanting to be killed off.

[@Allie-w1l]

He probably would have preferred to die heroically, though.

[@justforever96]

But he was fine with doing the Diary of Dysentery.

[@loripara141]

Over the past 15 years I went from a diehard Star Wars fan to "Oh that still exists, huh? Wack..."

[@Hudsonrulez]

My thoughts exactly.

[@battlekitten4188]

Me too

[@Cpt.Deplorable]

Same!

[@bradmiles1984]

Stick to the games, they are infinitely better then the crap Disney is putting out.

[@TheMrNomadus]

Same

[@alekslic3385]

After seeing Acolyte i found a perfect Jeremy Clarckson quote to describe it. "Credit where it is due, you don't deserve any."

[@TheDeeffr]

You actually watched this?? 😮

[@alekslic3385]

@@TheDeeffr out of morbid curiosity, yes

[@NotSentient]

​@alekslic3385 are you OK? Have you eyes started bleeding? is your brain fine? I know people that had a stroke watching it. 😬

[@alekslic3385]

@@NotSentient i have an enjoyment of watching trainwrecks in slow motion. Take my oppinions with a soup plate of salt, but it's not eye-meltingly horrible. Acolyte is just predictable, borring and riskless slop.

[@md_vandenberg]

Leslie Headland, showrunner and Weinstein's former personal assistant, said that she asked one of the prospective writers for this show what they knew about Star Wars. "Harrison Ford runs around space with a giant dog?" was their answer. "Perfect, you're hired." The interviews about this show are terrifying.

[@terri639]

"Leslie Headland, showrunner and Weinstein's former personal assistant" Ah! So much is making sense now. Why she feels the need to girl-boss everything and why she comes off insane in interviews.

[@Kahtah]

When you're used to finding young women for a predator, that's all you care to write about or produce a show about, apparently.

[@Man_fay_the_Bru]

Former enabler you mean

[@STKeTcH]

@MrDarcyProductions Care to share more wisdom, Star Wars Master?

[@chrismcaulay7805]

@@MrDarcyProductions The inspiration for the character is NOT knowledge about the universe... If you are gonna build a strawman argument, you ought to not make such obvious errors...

[@jeremielebrun3637]

"Attack me, with all you wokness!"

[@goldenermarz3910]

The last time I was this early, Star Wars wasn't in the blood-stained hands of Disney yet.

[@Daishi18]

Man... those were good times, indeed.

[@vincent207]

“Don’t ask questions. Just consume product and then get excited for next product.”

[@tumppu1975]

The good thing is Drinker watches this garbage and gives his honest two cents, so the rest of us can spare our time for something worthwhile. The hero we might not deserve, but who we definitely need.

[@007JP]

“Don’t ask questions. See people of color on your screen and lose your mind and start calling it woke cause you didn’t see a white guy for once.” Fixed it for ya

[@lellamas2778]

@@tumppu1975 We should mourn Critical Drinker. He lived a good life

[@davidletarte214]

@@tumppu1975 i'm sorry but "spare our time for something worthwhile"...?? we're on youtube in the comments section, bro 🤣 saying we value time in a youtube comment is just like... the purest irony 🤣 thank you for that though 😅

[@ressljs]

The people complaining about this show's plot are just too stupid to understand things that don't make sense. I totally get Disney Star Wars. The Jedi put all their Force powers into perfecting their gaydars. And while sure, the Republic eventually falls, at least they were having fabulous sex until the very end.

[@nathano176]

Thank you so much for this. Saving Star Wars fans from having to watch this. I hope you recover from the experience soon.

[@alexanderg1935]

Same. Saved me several hours of sadness.

[@dexogames]

I actually watched it, and I can say that it’s a solid fun star wars adventure. Like a 7/10. That is, as long as you can deal with lesbians being mentioned once and people of colour existing, but I feel like you’re to fragile for that.

[@Merloc909]

@@dexogames ha ha ha ha....I like when people clueless about Star Wars try to explain how a gaint mountain of turd is like a regular Star Wars script....and then expect people who actually know the difference between shit and good writing to believe it. I mean, I really like the optimism here! Keep at it mate!! Positivity will get you.... somewhere!

[@dexogames]

@@Merloc909 so, did you actually watch it or are you gonna take the word of angry man?

[@nathano176]

@@dexogames Because sexual orientation was always such an important part of Star Wars. Also don’t talk about me like you know anything about me, you don’t.

[@FargonNemeloc]

I think the critical drinker could go with the " if i could change something about me, i would change my heart for a liver, so i could drink more and care less" phrase

[@Endrosz]

"I guess fire in The Acolyte doesn't need oxygen like in others shows because it no longer has the patriarchy holding it back. You go girl-fire!" - This had me in stitches.

[@Grandman122]

Found a mad white male who hasn't actually watched Star wars.

[@zeevabrams]

In the original Battlestar Galactica, way back in 1978, they had an episode where Adama saves the Galactica by using his understanding of "physics" by emptying a damaged section of the ship of oxygen, thereby preventing the fire from spreading. Sure, all humans who went to elementary school learnt that about fire (needing oxygen), but I still remember being amazed by that simple scene from way back when as a kid. Not sure if this comment actually implies that the writers are dumber than grade-school kids, or just that even a cheesy show from the 70s outclasses this one.

[@bartsullivan4866]

Was rather clever you could make a great drinking game after every time The Drinker says Strong Female character or antagonist.

[@jarink1]

Wouldn't the politically correct version now be "fire that menstruates?

[@laurentguyot3362]

after the unicorn riding on starship why not magic fire in the void? anything is possible in Disney star war...

[@srjhr]

Disney's already pissed on SW's grave; now they're shitting on it

[@joshuareed8243]

They dug it up, through a bunch of strings on the corpse, and are playing it like a marionette, forcing it to screech out "There's no strings on me!"

[@Brainflayer]

They're pulling a GG Allen on Star Wars

[@fistovuzi]

*scissoring

[@aussiechris9111]

@@fistovuzi Dark Force Scissoring

[@tankerd1847]

There's at least 4 bodily fluids left before they're done.

[@jasonduvall9480]

"You go, girl fire" are words I never thought I'd hear.

[@douglasauclair3860]

True. It wasn't on my bingo-card when I woke up this morning, yet: here we are.

[@zaragachizanparo4948]

You wanna know something funny? The rough concept of a Sith assassin in the Old Republic era could have worked a story. We could have gotten Assassin's Creed Star Wars instead of pink dreadlocks. Just imagine the hidden wrist blade as a Lightsaber and how cool that could have been.

[@robertdavis5753]

What ? Disney Executives would have ripped your screenplay to shreds…. They would have said, “ Not enough homosexuality, not enough strong female protagonists, and weak males. “ Kathleen Kennedy would have barred you and blacklisted you to oblivion

[@zaragachizanparo4948]

@@robertdavis5753 Who said I was gonna ask for their permission?

[@supereststinger]

​@@robertdavis5753 Tell them: "The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.", then proceed to write, direct, and produce something Disney is too afraid, stupid, and blind to make.

[@michaelvalverde2319]

I grew up in the 70s and 80s loving Star Wars. I use to feel sad for my friends who said Star Wars was "stupid" or "silly" and just didn't get it. Now I am envious of them because they have avoided the last 25 years of mostly disappointments that I have had to endure. I have to admit it - I have finally given up hope.

[@TeddyRumble]

The Ewoks killed Star Wars for me. Or maybe the holiday special...

[@gwarfanatik]

@@TeddyRumble You probably just weren't high enough for the Ewoks.

[@InspirationalBacon]

Yeah Star wars is just a genre now and has no story to follow just small weird stories that they think are good

[@jccusell]

I was at the point during the prequals. Hell nah. I watch the originals (not the new versions but original originals) onve a year. Great fun

[@xomox5316]

star wars had 1.5 good movies everything else was mid or horrible.

[@sneir6539]

The Patriarchy free fire in the vacuum of space got me bad 🤣

[@drhane]

You go, girl fire 🤣🤣

[@willbrink]

I cancelled Disney after Obiwan. That was so bad it was incomprehensible to me how it was ever approved for viewing.

[@NunyaBusinessMK]

Almost made me cringe to death after those people couldn't catch baby Leia. However didn't mind the rest of it tbh

[@chriskostopoulos8142]

Its gold compared to the space lesbians in this shit.

[@VincentStevenStudio]

So did I. But I got it back for X-Men 97. And I cancellled again after it was done.

[@wintergreen2.073]

Obi wan, mandalorian season 3, book of boba fett, Ahsoka, they’ve all been pretty shit. Last decent project imo was andor and that was okay at best

[@scarletcrusader5431]

I don't know. I loved Obi-Wan, it was a fantastic show made for fans of the prequels. Seeing the scenes with Anakin and Obi training at the temple was awesome. Also seeing Hayden as Vader was just the best.

[@DB-ol7bv]

When I hear of anything released that’s Star Wars related, I immediately run to your channel. I’m never disappointed. I stopped watching Star Wars content, but I never miss an episode of your reviews. 😂

[@MikkiLGalloway]

Still can’t believe how accurate South Park got Disney or really how accurate they got Kennedy’s agenda

[@patrickswayze3086]

Or how accurate they got cartman

[@xXzaydoggXx]

Youre saying that like it was a prediction and not already happening

[@HumanPerson_final]

South Park is often just a mirror of reality and that highlights the absurdities. It's why the people/companies they mock hate the show and want it gone.

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

They are pretty much accurate on everything they ever talk about.

[@mattmarzula]

​@@BUZZKILLJRJRyou know. Being insiders and all.

[@MichaelBehme-w9c]

I know why Carrie Ann Moss dies in the first 5 minutes. She read the script for the next 7 episodes and said to the director: Please kill me first so that I don't have to do this shit to myself anymore.

[@mboiko]

Exactly, "I'm out of here and firing my agent..."

[@CesarHILL]

Wasn't she like a big part of the trailer?

[@SeraphsWitness]

Idk man, she did Matrix 4.

[@cattysplat]

@@SeraphsWitness She likes money and not working much.

[@mboiko]

@@CesarHILL Yup, just Disney's version of bait and switch.

[@linebfs1]

“Fire does not need Oxygen since it is rid of patriarchy” is the best comment ever

[@alonsoJ2002]

When x wings blew up in the original trilogy the explosion made a fire and noise. That’s not scientifically accurate If you just h8 women at least be honest about it bub Have a terrible day

[@magirktheone]

@@alonsoJ2002 stop simping

[@alonsoJ2002]

@@magirktheone Okay

[@berrtusmaximus5212]

@@alonsoJ2002mocking radical feminism ≠ hating women It is possible to appreciate women AND detest feminists.

[@Press_goal]

@@alonsoJ2002 Noise is just inaccurate, but the fire actually makes sense for the x wings since they didn't have oxygen masks in their ships, so that means that there was oxygen in their cockpit which would have caused an explosion. Also, laughing at a joke about fire in space that was tied into how Disney quite frankly isn't very good at writing women is by no means hating women. What's truly insulting is Disney thinking that a well written woman is just one who acts like an unlikable man.

[@BrunerMJ]

“Cancel me.. with all of your strength.” - Osha 8/21/24 | 10:50 a.m. | EST

[@alexyeager7995]

For those of you who still think mainstream critics are worth listening to, this show got a 93% in rotten tomatoes

[@seanchew2860]

It has to be family & friends …

[@maxdavidyermolaev4164]

youre joking right?

[@maxdavidyermolaev4164]

i bet its because those who didnt like it were dissapointed so much they didnt even bother to rate it

[@SCOTTEDM]

😆🤦‍♂️

[@ThePsychoAnon]

Rotten tomatoes is owned by Disney

[@cyberpsybin]

She was in the Tatooine with my mom when she was researching the force right before she died.

[@MrDazzleLove]

This is gold! 🤣

[@IREKAIAS]

Agatha Christie would have written a better space murder mystery about Star Wars WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT STAR WARS IS!

[@IREKAIAS]

@@DalmarLesage Yes, I would say a genius, she had stated that she hates Poirot and the personality she wrote him with, yet she was always respectful to him even with his death

[@scruggs6633]

@@IREKAIAS Agatha Christie was also a writer with like 40 years of experience, some of her earliest books are really turds compared to the later ones. I think the first "classic" that she wrote was about 10 years into her career. Which just goes to show that actual experience will always beat amateur enthusiasm in writing.

[@gregb6469]

Let's hope Disney never tries to film a Christie novel.

[@IREKAIAS]

@@gregb6469 To be fair all of the Adaptations murder in the orient express have been lukewarm. ...If we could get Jim Carey to portray Poirot in another one of the books.

[@t.r.2283]

And then Rian Johnson shows up and copies it and fails because he doesn't understand it. No thanks !

[@andrewkim6037]

Thanks Drinker for reminding me why I cancelled my Disney Plus subscription so long ago.

[@sirlionheart4614]

When Anakin exclaimed "There is a tempest in ME!" and then proceeded to blow up not one but TWO deathstars, I wept.

[@davidgalloway6280]

He shouted "This is MAGA Country" also!

[@InsuranceSpecialist]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂my favorite part too! My second was when he raised his fist after the second one blew and said "word"

[@petershury7135]

👠Yassssssssss👠

[@petershury7135]

👠Yassssssssss👠

[@andyknolls8735]

@@davidgalloway6280 I thought he said "You can take my light saber, when you pry it from my cold dead hands"

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

Man I miss being excited for starwars content. Even I had my doubts about Andor - but after watching it I told a friend "wait so you're telling me they CAN do something cool with a character nobody cared about?" Then Disney proceeds to destroy the rest of the legacy lol. They learn literally nothing.

[@Jeremy-iu6nd]

Andor is by far the best Disney has had to offer so far with these series. Most of it is woke trash.

[@Thor-Orion]

I miss KOTOR.

[@MichaSennin]

i still believe that Andor has some kind of protection against outside influence. like KK and others. Andor seems untouched by Disney and it stays very seperate from KK and her whole gang of lesbians and they rarely mention Andor. I wonder what happened there.

[@historicflame972]

@@Thor-Orion Swtor player here I am glad the reviewers don't play that, because no platform can survive the sheer unadulterated tempest that would be generated if they played through the current expac I am killing Shae

[@muznick]

Andor sounds like Star Wars for adults. I haven't seen it and don't want to pay Disney any more money after Mandalorian went from mediocre to total crap.

[@RoryMitchell00]

Andor: Chases the disappearing audience. Ahsoka: Chases _away_ what remains of the audience. Acolyte: Salts the earth, burns the fields, and desecrates the smoldering corpses of Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen, so that nothing can grow there again and no one will dare return for hundreds of years.

[@RichardPribbernow]

Perfectly said !!!

[@alaskayoung3413]

my die hard star wars friend defended obi wan, and ahsoka, and he said he couldnt even watch episode 2 of acolyte bc it was so bad. Thats telling you something.

[@dest5218]

Andor was quite brilliant, SW fans just hate in it cause it's Disney. It's genuinely one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life.

[@sjoroverpirat]

Ashoka had some interesting characters at least. Some solid actor performances as well.

[@samgriffith9878]

@@dest5218couldn’t agree more

[@shadowsreevolution]

'Nice to see Carrie-Anne Moss back in the...nevermind!' You just paraphrased my internal dialogue. 😂

[@Mystyx-Sama]

"Fire in The Acolyte doesn't need oxygen like in other shows since it no longer has the patriarchy holding it back. You go, girl fire!" - Chef's kiss!

[@douglasstrother6584]

Chemistry be damned!!

[@hcutter9802]

Yeah, yeah that was a drink genius moment.

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

"Chef's kiss," nice touch ...

[@chucksenhowzen9740]

Great to see Carrie Ann Moss get a solid role this time *6 minutes later* Nevermind 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@helloscammer]

Good on her to disassociate from this garbage as quickly as possible.

[@problematicspaghettios]

She will be back. No one takes forever naps in SW anymore lol

[@kraz007]

I imagine her agent charges 20 million per movie but 100,000 if you can squeeze her role to 5 minutes or less.

[@DaNinja60]

We can see that six minutes as, "Trinity times two" I'm guessing. 😂

[@johngeiger3770]

Men loves Carrie Ann Moss. Carrie Ann Moss bad. Carrie Ann Moss die. Back to ' Strong Female Character number 1'.

[@Sigma-INFJ.]

Former personal assistant to Weinstein, Leslye Headland's new nickname should be R2- MeToo.

[@timberwolfe1645]

With her being gay, how do we not know SHE didn't force women into situations as well?

[@sailormatlac9114]

@@timberwolfe1645 I've always surmised it was a win-win situation for her and the big guy.

[@kona8832]

She reminds me of Ashley from The Boys lol.

[@barrybolton1396]

lolol....OMG that's good!

[@realexkav]

very good, fellow gay

[@oyuyuy]

The positive thing about it (genuinely) is that it's grossly disconnected and out of place for the Star Wars franchise that I feel zero motivation to watch it. If there was an original character in it I might've felt like I'd be missing something.

[@edrosa3485]

A campfire literally in the vacuum of space... and nobody thought to question it.

[@goatman9998]

Now take that logic and think how stupid it is to say we have rockets in space using combustion engines....

[@thegothicprince2218]

Could have been easily explained by someone saying 'We've been hit. We're venting oxygen.'

[@mr.dystopian5554]

"Hey, Spongebob. If we're in space, how can there be a..... oh"

[@sclarin2]

makes about as much sense as Ahsoka's lightsaber fight in space. They do not understand space and they will not educate themselves even a little.

[@edrosa3485]

@@thegothicprince2218 The problem with that is that the fire would look more like a blowtorch than campfire.

[@Kopse101]

I mean I really admire you Drinker, the fact that you even have the courage and mental strength to go through all these garbage nowdays to give us an overview is admirable. I personally cant even be bothered anymore. I will not even spend 1 minute watching these abominations. I admire your work and passion, honestly.

[@richardnixon2749]

I love the Drinker but these shows are so bad I have trouble even getting through his coverage of them. I'm just getting exhausted by all this garbage media. I wish it would all fuck off. But it'll get worse, definitely

[@revolversnake126]

he gets payed for it im sure he will be fine :^)

[@wallycunningham5090]

Idk how he stays sane.

[@richardnixon2749]

Well he's called the Drinker for a reason, lol

[@laurentguyot3362]

this kind of things is sure to give you severe brain damages

[@thelaughingrouge]

Star wars gave us Leia a strong, capable, clever, likable young woman who was was one of the pillars of not only the series itself but also the entire genre... How far we have fallen.

[@Zathren]

I think "likeable" is a bit of a stretch. I personally didn't like her character till she stopped behaving like a self entitled twat. Took almost three films.

[@ThePeptoBismol]

​@@Zathrentherein lies the beauty of character development

[@DocMicrowave]

​@@ZathrenWould tolerable be a more accurate description?

[@DocMicrowave]

Fallen far, Star Wars has.

[@Dude0000]

@@Zathren so do I take it by your own admission, she was indeed ‘likable’ in the end, even if it did take a while?

[@DanO_DanO]

I am watching The Drinker’s Acolyte reviews. They are hilarious and obviate the need to suffer through Headland’s tripe.

[@neiska25]

Calling it now, they are going to somehow have a rainbow lightsaber.

[@jujuubug5163]

😂💯

[@smerfolthegamer2009]

There actually is a rainbow lightsaber in legends but as I recall the daughter of luke has it so disney will need to figure smth out| Edit: I got some things mixed and apparently some princess has it but idk who she is related to, possibly noone special

[@KororaPenguin]

@@smerfolthegamer2009 Han and Leia's daughter-in-law.

[@MrMatt-qs2ck]

t'll happen when all the dumb male characters kneel before the female protagonist and "touch sabers" causing her to transition into a glowing rainbow Jedi that looks like Captain Planet. And this franchise sucks so bad I wouldn't be surprised in the least.

[@jujuubug5163]

@@excel04 😆👍

[@UnfunnE]

Starwars isn't a corpse. It's a grave. Disney has been grave robbing the same grave over and over again hoping they'll find somthing different everytime they pick up the shovel.

[@monkeyass116]

Makes that Cryptkeeper clip kinda fitting, doesn’t it?

[@2goodsharks]

Except there's nothing in there anymore, so they're having to fill in with their own self-inserts.

[@BirdsElopeWithTheSun09]

Is Andor is the nice looking headstone?

[@jimmynich4791]

​@cradiculous Yeah, it's like Disney threw so much shit against the wall hoping some would stick that they have now have walls made of shit hoping it will hold the ceiling up. Not happening.

[@JacobPaul-ix7oc]

Reverse psychology is a technique involving the assertion of a belief or behavior that is opposite to the one desired, with the expectation that this approach will encourage the subject of the persuasion to do what is actually desired. Hegelian dialectic is an interpretive method used to relate specific entities or events to the absolute idea. It is a framework for guiding our thoughts and actions into conflicts that lead us to a predetermined solution. Hegelian Dialectic (simplified): Problem, Reaction, Solution Problem: Liberal Marxists threaten to turn the US and Western Civilization into a Communist society. "Everything that goes woke turns to shit". Reaction: We need a leader and laws to fight back against the threat of Communism, restore us to our traditional moral and ethical values and “Make America Great Again”. (From BBC Arts) In Munich, Adolf Hitler staged two exhibitions which defined the way we think about modern art. The Great German Art show displayed the artists he approved of, the Degenerate Art show displayed the artists he despised. In these two exhibitions, mounted side by side in adjacent galleries, the battle lines were drawn between traditionalism and modernism. It’s a battle that’s still being fought today. Do you like art that’s realistic and reassuring? Or do you prefer art that’s experimental or disturbing? Maybe you like a bit of both - in which case, you’re like a lot of people who went to see these shows. The Nazis wanted people to see both shows, but they didn’t want people to make up their own minds. The idea was to see the Degenerate Art show, and see how German art had been debased - and then see the Great German Art show, and see how the Nazis has redeemed it. There is a reason why Hollywood is promoting "THE MESSAGE" in established IP that have been around for decades. Conservatives in the Government want those who grew up with the originals to be able to compare what they loved to the degenerate modern art and see how Liberals have debased it. The goal is to promote Liberal Marxist ideologies in such a way people will reject them and go the intended persuasion of Conservative Fascism as the solution. Solution: A Revolutionary change of power in which Liberals are removed from positions of power, authority and influence. What is the “7 Mountains Mandate” (Dominionism/Dominion Theology)? Supposedly there are 7 “mountains” of global society-Arts and Entertainment, Education, Economy, Family, Government and Military, Media and Religion. (Note: The US voting machines are called “Dominion”.) According to this false teaching, by conquering these 7 “mountains”, the Kingdom of God will be established. Look up US Public Law One Zero Two dash One Four and the Jewish "Seven Laws of Noah" contained within it. Those are the means by which Conservatives will "take back the nation" and Make America Great Again.

[@c0d3warrior]

"Moms, can I have Star Wars?" "We have Star Wars at home."

[@Meowmeowingz]

Best comment

[@EduFirenze]

Lesbian moms

[@ozlemdenli7763]

[@SavouryGalette]

It's sad that actually good series' with a lot of heart and talent poured into them remain indie projects at best, and are left hanging with no hope of continuing at worst, while bad series' like this have millions of dollars and Holywood backing and are given a chance to become an actual series.

[@n1cholasify]

The fact that they had a jedi accept a challenge to a bar brawl shows how little they understand the jedi... It would seem I am mistaken. I'll admit I was wrong to judge it prematurely

[@Сайтамен]

She didn't, the acolyte just started attacking citizens.

[@DrNDJas]

Seriously, have they ever watched a Star Wars movie? (Well, 1-6)

[@thisguysnameismatt4460]

Jedi didnt do anything untill the acolyte started beating up every body..........js

[@ZeroShaneBob]

I haven't even seen the show, only watched reviews, and even I know this statement of yours is missing a lot nuance to the situation. The Jedi was super hesitant to do anything, and only fought back when daggers were thrown at her, which makes sense.

[@brycecampbell9231]

Nah dude if you're gonna hate on the show atleast hate on something worth hating about. She tried to talk her down before the girl started beating up the other patrons. Honestly I think the show portrays jedi very well. Sol is a great character. Portrays jedi values well while also sharing the same weaknesses that brought the order down in the first place (naivity and overconfidence)

[@Theon435]

The fact that Jecki Lon a Padawan starts of disrespecting Yord Fandor a fully trained Jedi Knight who's only real crime seems to be following the rules, you knew what type of show this was going to be.

[@leaflotus6726]

They kinda forgot what the Jedi did it seems, but it's more likely they only heard an overview of starwars and some scenes whenever they needed to make one

[@MarfTheUnbearable]

You remembered their names?

[@honilock577]

Please don't tell me those are real names...

[@-jank-willson]

it gets worse with those 2 lesbian witches getting pregnant from each other and giving birth to twins. Oh and the force being a metaphor for white male privilege...

[@monilip]

Well, he used to be her classmates just 2 years earlier. But that scene with him shirtless was so bad...what is it, Teen Wolf? At least Teen Wolf had interesting characters and funny jokes

[@viniciussardenberg706]

Darth Weinstein's apprentice couch cast her own partner into a role in the show, she learned well with her old master before suplanting him with a stab in the back....as mandated by sith practice...pure poetry...

[@BxRob927]

It’s downright I R O N I C

[@andrewmeyer3599]

Gotta love how everybody dogs on Weinstein but conveniently forget about his accomplices

[@fghddgg8060]

@@andrewmeyer3599it’s easier to dunk on one guy then to accept that everyone went along with it as long as the money rolled in. Everyone in the industry knew what he was up to and no one cared cause at the end of the day if you were on a Weinstein set you were probably making money and working on a successful film.

[@spiciestmemelord9706]

It’s like poetry sort of, but I may have gone too far in a few places.

[@viniciussardenberg706]

@@andrewmeyer3599 almost everybody but hey she probably knows where many skelletons are hiden so in the bizantine bizzaro world of Hollyweird it isn't surprising they don't wanna rock the boat, who knows whom she'd take down with her if she was charged.

[@Hiushisan]

It really strikes me how the characters in so many of these shows/films anymore just look like people in costumes acting in a show/film rather than a character in the show/film's universe. I've also noticed this in a bunch of animated stuff where the voice "acting" literally just sounds like the person saying the lines, as opposed to, you know, doing a voice for the character. Not that it can't be done without putting on a voice, it just often sounds so "non-acting". It's annoying.

[@TheGreatPooyah]

Acceptance is realizing Star Wars is dead and just learning to laugh along with us

[@sandman_says_runrunner4701]

Disney Star Wars is dead, the real Star Wars (the OT) is alive and kicking.

[@istvanbrooks5319]

​@@sandman_says_runrunner4701 The animated shows are actually doing well

[@lostree1981]

@@sandman_says_runrunner4701 I feel bad for you that this is what you're reduced to. What a fuck up Star Wars has become.

[@jarink1]

Acceptance is realizing Star Wars was intentionally murdered to push a narrative.

[@richieb74]

I can’t believe I live in a world where Star Wars is this bad. There’s literally so much great content in this universe but this is what they come up with

[@Djsavior2111]

It's stuff like this that make you really appreciate movies like "Godzilla Minus One" and "Puss in Boots: TLW."

[@alexkogan9755]

And Godzilla took top spot on Netflix when it came out the other day. Somehow I don’t think Acolesbian will get the same reception.

[@TheTrollingMaster-xr9el]

A knife is deadlier than a lightsaber now…fuck

[@robertagren9360]

You sure it's not a needle. Drops the needle.

[@ba2724]

A small knife, actually. A small knife.

[@TheKinren]

Ban Knifes 😆

[@ge2719]

that scene was so stupid. a character who has been throwing knives all over the place, and has her hand behind her back, definitely isnt about to throw a knife at you, stupid jedi, you can definitely put all your attention on the other knife... it was like distracting a dog by pretending to throw a ball one way while you actually throw it the other. thats how dumb the writing is.

[@Lonovavir]

Ever since Asohka lightsabers haven't been effective. Tis but a scratch.

[@storyshiftchara7744]

I can deal with bad writing in a show I don’t even care about as it seems to be par for the course. But something in me broke when they showed a fire started in the cold vacuum of space.

[@jeffersonadams8711]

My theory is this show was based on _resentment:_ KK got angry at all the 'criticism' from Star Wars fans since 2017, so she hired someone with implicit or explicit instructions that this show's aim was to be the opposite of a fan-pleaser. That explains the quote we've all seen where Harvey's assistant asks one of the directors what she knows about Star Wars, and when the latter responds _"Harrison Ford runs around space with a giant dog?"_ Harvey's assistant laughs & says "You're hired!" It's the only plausible explanation. They're not even hiding the fact that the destruction of the lore and angering of traditional fans _is the end goal._

[@Nooliy1]

Pander stone

[@cholkymilkmirage4984]

just whhhyyyyyyy would thy do that and throw over 180 million over it

[@tyrrollins]

​@cholkymilkmirage4984 they wouldn't. Disney doesn't want to destroy star wars. They are just grossly incompetent. The thing is that it's far easier to stomach someone in a position of power wants to destroy something you love than just someone is grossly incompetent. If an evil person getting into a semi truck and driving it through a crowd is horrible but you can get a certain amount of closure by bringing that person to justice. Versus a toddler who accidently takes off the parking brake and takes it through a crowd. It's a tragedy and it's a lot harder to accept the universe is chaotic and unfair. the simple explanation is thus: Don't attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence.

[@steveouk90126]

She's like a vindictive ex-wife burning all the things she got in the divorce just to spite the man who earned them through decades of hard work and sacrifice.

[@palladiamorsdeus]

​​@@tyrrollinsHanlons razor is naveity incarnate.

[@Dextrome]

I don't even bother checking out any new movies or shows anymore, I just look for old things I haven't seen yet

[@TheUltimateSuperior]

Sounds like a better idea than this!!!

[@hawkerhawthorne881]

I look forward to Drinkers reviews, not the shows itself😁

[@nicholassmith3899]

Good strategy. It's shocking how good movies used to be.

[@sandman_says_runrunner4701]

Even re-watching older, better made entertainment.

[@Pharozos]

Old Star Trek, Stargate SG1, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica. Personaly I have just started Babylon 5. If anyone else wants to add to the list please do.

[@AdamYGO6893]

It'll be a glorious and tragic day when Disney finally goes under and set a prime example in history on how to destroy a once beloved company.

[@mrscience1409]

Not going to happen anytime soon, Disney makes billions on its theme parks. Movies have become a side hustle.

[@briankeeley6464]

Disney is similar to Russia and/or the Republican party in the U.S. It's a corrupt, slow burn tragedy that take's decades to unfold. Painful to watch.

[@arachnabell]

@@mrscience1409 i disagree... since they had to fire a lot of people in the parks.. it is said the preformance of parks is in a downspiral from 2021. Both hedge funds that are trying to dominate say the same thing. Stock owners arent happy. Stock prices have declined around 40 % from 2021. The streaming has loses of around 11 billion.

[@idrinktapwater6174]

It's gonna remind me of Berlin in 1945

[@Apav1x]

​​​@@arachnabellYeah the company is not doing particularly well, but it's definitely one of those companies that are too big to fail. I don't think they'll be going out of business anytime soon. The best we can hope for is that they sell the rights, but they paid such a massive amount for it I doubt they're happy with what they've made from it so far or selling it for a loss.

[@cameronsnyder1246]

I nearly blew a blood vessel holdong back laughter to not wake up my girl when you said "You Go girl fire."😂

[@mounimben6433]

South Park: Put a chick in it and make it lame & Gay Kathleen Heisenberg Kennedy: You're goddamn right!

[@theoc511]

LMAO 🤣 I'm literally choking 😂

[@SharreIWright]

​@@theoc511diversity and inclusion force choke

[@gammafrost]

That is we perfect use of that line. Well done 😂😂😂

[@mounimben6433]

@@gammafrost 😂😂😂😂

[@mounimben6433]

@@SharreIWright I swear 😂😂😂

[@Omega_Mark]

A Jedi can deflect blaster fire, but has a hard time deflecting thrown little knife. Oki...

[@M_RM.]

Did you watch the show? She chose to protect another person leaving herself open to be attacked???

[@SAseeker101]

It was made of Wolverine metal thing.

[@aceapolonio7284]

@@M_RM. A master with a poor sense?

[@seadd-talan3751]

@@M_RM. I get what you are saying, but for a jedi it didn't have to be a choice. It would have been nothing for a jedi to use the force to simply redirect the knife heading toward the civilian, and use her saber to redirect the knife coming at her. She would have sensed her opponent's intention and known the knife thrown at the civilian was a diversion.

[@SeasoningTheObese]

@@M_RM. I love the concept of a Jedi choosing to die to save one person from a mass murderer. A mass murderer. You can kill. To stop the mass murder.

[@BaalBandit]

"It can't be her sister, I saw her dead body." "I think it was my sister..." "I believe you." That was within a few minutes.

[@squirrelpower1666]

Teen Gurl Logic aka Magical Thinking. In short "we twins, cus we girls."

[@almiromeragic9341]

Rainbow logic.

[@dmitry_petrov]

Somehow twin sister returned

[@Barrythebarnabas]

@dab6983 See? Why put effort into writing and directing when you have smooth brain causuals who will preform Olympic level mental gymnastics to try and justify the shittiness of the show.

[@AzurePhoenix636]

How is that mental gymnastics? Its pretty obvious on account of the fact this is fucking star wars, where the magic space wizards can read minds. To be honest, i dont even think he'd need to have read her mind. The context of the two scenes is that he believes he saw her sister dead. But clearly, theres enough trust in their relationship that he trusts her when she tells him she thinks its her sister​@Barrythebarnabas

[@LexiB-o9c]

It’s sad that Lee Jung-jae will forever be known as “Squid Game Guy”.

[@avocaza1393]

Western people might not care but he has huge fan base in Asia. Don't take this channel too seriously.

[@KendraMorgan-ob2fr]

​@@avocaza1393 i care. He amazing actor.

[@ChullsterOG]

That puppet coughing the word "Bullshit" cracks me up every time.

[@godspeedrr5790]

Cryptkeeper

[@BigBoss15310]

Yes! After Disparu’s entertaining as hell video on the same topic, we’ve all been eager for Drinker’s take here. Love it.

[@pittland44]

So I just got done watching Dave Cullen's review of episode one. Now I'm watching Drinker's, I'll hit Disparu next, and then see if Gary or Ryan or Despot have anything up by then. At least we get some laughs out of it. 🤷🤷🤷(Cue the Curb Your Enthusiasm music).

[@CRIMI0N]

@@pittland44 I'm waiting for the EFAP boys to rip into this. It's coming, I know it is.

[@daveari6699]

Critical Drinker also forgot how Strong Female Character #1 not only survived orbital crash but she woke up unharnassed to the chair and with no chair insight 100% healthy. Then she runs out into a blizzard with no snow on her clothes or hair and doesn't show any signs of it being cold. I guess blizzards are an ambient 75 degrees in Star Wars world.

[@NathanPhelpsMcPhelpsius]

There was literally a beam that had fell on the chair. No way she isn't bleeding from her brain outward

[@Nebuloid1]

This ! I was rewinding so many times just looking for the chair, how did that harness rip apart !? Shouldn't that than go through her arms aka ripping her limbs off. Kenobi levels of logic in play here...

[@ReddwarfIV]

Remember in _Empire Strikes Back_ when Luke almost dies from exposure during a blizzard?

[@-jank-willson]

it gets worse with those 2 lesbian witches giving birth pregnant from each other and giving birth to twins. Oh and the force being a metaphor for white male privilege...

[@daveari6699]

@@Nebuloid1 it's mind bottling

[@isacenarsson]

It's quite possible that this video has a bigger audience then the actual show.

[@cstains5543]

I imagine Carrie Ann Moss probably got signed early to do a short cameo for a high amount, which is often the case where some known actor gets killed in the first twenty minutes of a multi-episode series, and then didn't even think about this thing again only to realize that she should have asked for twice the money from Disney after this disaster went to air.

[@davfree9732]

So they Seagal’d her? Funny how KK can’t get away from the JJ influence. He likes to kill off the obvious hero too.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

And the fact her character is a Jedi who died with a butter knife while Sabine in Ahsoka isn't even a Jedi survived getting chopped by Lightsaber.

[@thanhiclez]

If other Jedi can survive a stabbing of the abdomen she can survive a small dagger wound. Tis but a scratch

[@Goopie-gz4tc]

@@thanhiclez Just a flesh wound - Monty Python

[@Xentradi97]

Dun think amt would be high. She's not a big name.

[@EK14MeV]

These scripts were written by Leslye & girlfriends, over tubs of wine. Remember: they’re laughing at the former and still fleeing fans.

[@brianschwatka3655]

So what you are saying the show smells like box wine and cat urine?

[@EK14MeV]

@@brianschwatka3655 More of a fishy odor bouquet of nepotism (hiring a spouse), total incompetence bound at the hip with neo-Marxist activism, and rejection of entertainment market revenue source: the public.

[@4X10S]

When he said "This is the gayest Star Wars" he was dead serious. I absolutely agree and I'm not touching it with a ten-foot pole.

[@cattysplat]

If they keep pushing this stuff, it might return to being an insult again like the 2000s.

[@Mcnooblet]

Yeah seems everything being made is about being gay. That's the actual storyline with lightsabers and special effects just to dress it differently. If they are making everything the same, surely it will burn out for majority of people over time who want to see some actual diversity in film, and not the same exact thing with a slightly different dress up.

[@4X10S]

@@Mcnooblet To this day "Banshee" remains to be one of my favorite tv shows, and it comes with the most flamboyant Asian gay dude and I loved every minute he was on screen. He had his role, he made sense and he was a great addition to the show, be it representation or simply writer's choice. Whatever Disney and others doing is nothing but pandering which doesn't even make any sense, the character is gay for no reason, just to be there.

[@InappropriateFab]

And yet here you are, touching it...

[@Thecatbehindtheslaughtering]

This is more gay than a bioware game and that has actual homosexuals in it Lana my beloved

[@vormina9808]

Recipe for Disney Surprise. Take 1lb of Sex and the City, add 1 cup of Girls, saute with The L Word, and bake in a Star Wars oven for 1 hr.

[@Quaaludio]

don't mention ovens around the higher ups at disney...it's a trigger word for those people

[@lefthandpath1587]

This line from CD wins the internet for today: (in response to clip showing a fire burning, on the *outer hull of a ship in space*) "I guess fire in the Acolyte doesn't need oxygen like on other shows, because it no longer has the patriarchy holding it back. You go, girl fire" 🤣

[@BAAPUBhendi-dv4ho]

When the review is more entertaining than the actual show

[@theathlete771]

It's always like this these days.

[@Torrenaxe]

They did Trinity dirty. Using her for marketing and then throwing her aside.

[@tarron3237]

Well.. 'kill your idols', I guess

[@lareolanKFP]

That was literally what they hired her for - memberberries.

[@daudimasinde6280]

I have a feeling they’ll use her in a lot of flashbacks.

[@theradu123]

Trinity tapped.

[@Pedro_Kantor]

Did her a favour honestly. Got in and out quick.

[@ncascadehiker]

Disney should warn us with a “by women, for women” label.

[@nightperson1012]

Hell, I don't even think women are into this shit. They cheer for it, but they're not watching it.